Study shows significantly
increased baby death after home births, especially for women of 41 weeks or longer and first - time moms: Early and total neonatal mortality in relation to birth setting in the United States, 2006 - 2009
Not exact matches
Formula takes longer to digest and thus those children sleep for longer stretches than breastfed
babies and often sleep deeper — causing an
increase in SIDS
deaths as well.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as well as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission strongly recommend against sharing a bed with your
baby due to the
increased risk of SIDS,
death from suffocation, strangulation, or another unexplained cause.
When we have another
baby — my risk of
DEATH on the operating table is
increased again if I chose a c - section.
«VBACs carry a less - than -1-percent
increased risk of a uterine rupture, which could cause brain damage in the
baby or even
death, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.»
Putting your
baby in bed with you, or bed - sharing, is hazardous and
increases the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS).
Many
babies sleep better on their belly, but research is quite clear on the
increased risk for Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome by doing that.
First,
babies under 12 months old sleeping in their own room
increases the risk of sudden
death syndrome (SID).
Both amniocentesis and homebirth involve exposing a
baby to an
increased risk of
death in exchange for a benefit that accrues to the mother.
How many
babies have to die before homebirth advocates understand that homebirth
increases the risk of perinatal
death?
How many
babies have to die before the Midwives Alliance of North America is forced to publicly acknowledge that they KNOW that homebirth at the hands of a CPM dramatically
increases the rate of perinatal
death?
In case you haven't heard, artificial
baby milk
increases the risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome, obesity and certain kinds of cancer.
As
baby becomes stronger and more comfortable while playing tummy - down on the ball, you can
increase the challenge by loosening your
death grip on
baby's hips (which gives her the chance to use her muscles more in order to maintain a stable position when pushing up), rolling with a quicker pace (just don't act like you're launching
baby to the moon!)
Never use a pillow or rolled blanket directly under the
baby's head, as this can lead to an
increased risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome.
When the mattress is too soft for your
baby, it
increases the risk for suffocation (SIDS: Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome).
When a
baby is in the beginning stages of life, it's important to keep him or her from becoming overheated or overly chilled to avoid an
increased risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Studies warn against swaddling due to an
increased risk of SIDS — sudden infant
death syndrome — if
babies get overheated or turn over on their stomachs while swaddled.
A recent report from the Academy of Pediatrics shows that parents who use
baby monitors in their home have an
increased ability to prevent SIDS related
deaths.
It can
increase the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome), so don't overload her crib with heavy blankets, or put a hat on your
baby in her crib.
As GBS
deaths go down,
babies dying of other bacteria
increases, such as antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile.
You can't and won't argue the
increased risk of
DEATH to your
baby and your insistence that home birth is «safer.»
Although putting a
baby to sleep on their back did decrease SIDS - related
deaths, the American Academy of Pediatrics noted that researchers found that suffocation and entrapment
deaths increased.
Homebirth in the UK for women * who have never had a
baby * but whose current pregnancy has no risk factors of any kind and who are being cared for by highly educated and highly trained midwives
increases the risk of perinatal
death and brain damage.
So even if we use a c - section rate of 35 %, that means that you are 7 times more likely to have a c - section if you are in a hospital, but you trade that for a 3 times
increase in
baby death and an 18 times
increase in HIE.
The Newborn Hearing Feasibility Study will explore whether the routine newborn hearing test, either alone or in combination with other risk factors, can be used immediately after birth to identify
babies at
increased risk of unexpected
death later in infancy.
The risk of cot
death is
increased if the
baby is too hot and being hot may also cause them to be disturbed during their sleep.
Clamping the cord, especially at an early stage, may also cause the extra blood trapped within the placenta to be forced back through the placenta into the mothers blood supply with the third stage contractions.32 33 This feto - maternal haemorrhage (FMH)
increases the chance of future blood group incompatibility problems, which occur when the current
baby's blood enters the mother's blood stream, causing an immune reaction which can be reactivated in a subsequent pregnancy, destroying the
baby's blood cells and causing anaemia or even
death.
Cesarean surgery
increases your short - term risk of blood clots, stroke, surgical injury, infection, pain, separation from your
baby, psychological trauma, longer hospital stay, emergency hysterectomy, and
death in the short term.
And the
increased risk of
death for
babies sharing beds with drug - using mothers was «unquantifiably large» (Carpenter et al 2013).
The risk of
death due to diarrhea and other infections
increases when
babies are either partially breastfed or not breastfed at all.
Tip: Avoid crowding your
baby's cot with unnecessary bedding and soft toys, as this may
increase the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS).
The AAP guidelines cite data that show home births are slightly less safe, with an
increased risk of infant
death of one per 1,000
babies born.
A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health in 1986 recommended that home monitors not be used for
babies who do not have an
increased risk of sudden unexpected
death.
Now, very few
babies die in the hospital, so even when you
increase the rate of
death by 300 % or even 700 %, you are still going to see the vast majority of homebirthed
babies live.
Again, many studies have shown that overdressing and overheating
babies increase the chances of SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome).
It's not completely clear what's responsible for the small
increase in
deaths among home - birthed
babies, said neonatologist Dr. Michael Malloy, from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
A sofa is not a safe sleeping place for a
baby with or without a parent present as it
increases the risk of infant
death.
According to Consumer Reports, a soft mattress «can conform to the shape of your
baby's head or face,
increasing the risk of suffocation or even sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS).»
Smoking parents (or a mother who smoked during pregnancy) should never co-sleep with their
baby.24 — 26 Parents who smoke are encouraged to room - share as long as the room the
baby sleeps in is kept smoke - free, as their
babies have an
increased risk of sudden infant
death and therefore require closer observation.
Babies are at
increased risk of
death if they co-sleep with more persons than their parents (eg other siblings) 29 or with a pet.30 Co-sleeping with a sibling raises the risk.31
Babies should not co-sleep if anyone other than the parents is in the bed.
To choose a homebirth that dramatically
increases the risk of your
baby's
death to avoid an episiotomy is a foolish decision, though one I know many women make.
This is a 740 %
increase in
death rate in the U.S., which albeit technically correct, is misleading, and does not mean we should all run to Finland to deliver
babies.
They are encouraging their members to lobby the WHO to maintain the status quo even though the the status quo ignores the scientific evidence, is dangerous for
babies leading to literally tens of thousands of newborn hospital readmissions in the US alone, and
increases sudden infant
deaths in hospitals.
The real concern with waiting beyond 41 weeks is the
increased chance of the
baby dying (perinatal
death).
Choosing to have a
baby outside a hospital comes with a slight
increased risk of
death to the
baby in the United States but a lower likelihood of a C - section, according to a study of Oregon births published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Although sudden infant
death syndrome can strike any infant, researchers have identified several factors that might
increase a
baby's risk.
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia during pregnancy, and while a mild case of it probably won't affect your
baby while pregnant, if it goes untreated or gets worse within the first two trimesters, there is an
increased risk of stillbirth, the
death of the newborn, and a low birth rate.
Pillows
increase the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome) and can possibly suffocate a
baby or small child.
No amount of bleating that «sometimes
babies die» justifies
increasing the risk of preventable neonatal
death.
Baby death significantly higher for those delivered at home or in a freestanding birthing center when compared to those delivered by midwives in the hospital: Term neonatal
deaths resulting from home births: an
increasing trend